| 释义 |
buss
I. \ˈbəs\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English busse, from Middle French, from Old Norse būza, from Medieval Latin bucia
: a rugged square-sailed boat formerly used especially in herring fishery
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably of imitative origin like German buss kiss, SWelsh puss kiss, Middle Irish bus, pus lip, Lithuanian bučiuoti to kiss
: kiss
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: kiss
< we buss our wantons but our wives we kiss — Robert Herrick †1674 >
< when the tumult stilled, the doctor had bussed his wife heartily — A.J.Cronin >
IV. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) bus, alteration of busk — more at bush
chiefly Scotland : bush I
V. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: by alteration
chiefly Scotland : busk II |